Tara Woudenberg creates work that represents how she perceives the always-changing movements of her life. “With a childlike astonishment and the concentration of a scientist I curiously communicate with confusion and the privilege of being ignorant is my inspiration.”
Glass and Tara are working together since 1999. Seven years she worked in glassworks De Oude Horn in The Netherlands where she became proficient in the art of moving with (not against) hot glass. She travels the world extensively on her glass-expeditions and collaborates with many teams from different cultures.
Since graduating in 2011 with a Master’s degree in Art and Glass Science from the New University of Lisbon in Portugal, she sees more clearer that the universe provides ‘signs’ to move her in specific directions. “I feel the wind touching me, it make the trees drop their symbols and I collect the ones that are talking to me.”
2012 |
Bernardine de Neeve glass prize 2011, National Glass museum Leerdam, NL
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| Glassmatch: Belgium - The Netherlands, Het Glazen Huis Lommel, BE
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2011 |
Master & Talent - Richard Meitner & Tara Woudenberg, International glass art event, NL
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| D’Art Química, Library Faculty of Science and Technology, PT
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| More Art Faster, New University of Lisbon, PT
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2009 |
National Glass museum Leerdam, NL
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2008 |
Knowledge Of Taste, Temporary Art Centre Eindhoven, NL
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| Skin Deep located in Fort Asperen, NL
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| Art Amsterdam: International Art Fair, NL
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| Homage to Willem Heesen, The Gorcums museum, NL |
2012 |
Selected as New Talent for the European Glass Context Bornholm, DK
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| Nominee for 6th Int. Art Prize Arte Laguna: Special Prize Award, IT
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2011 |
Nominee for the Glass Art Society Emerging Artist Lecture Award, USA
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| Nominee for The Corning Incorporated Award, USA
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| University Achievement Award for the course year 2009/2010, PT
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| Talent award of the Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation, Glasmuseum Hentrich, DE
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2009 |
Nominee for the Bernardine de Neeve glass prize, NL - BE |
2012 |
Pilchuck Glass School, USA
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| Bert van Voorden fund Leerdam, NL
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2011 |
Alexander Tutsek Stiftung Munich, DE
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| Stichting Stokroos Utrecht, NL
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| Pilchuck Glass School financial aid, USA
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2010 |
Bert van Voorden Fonds and The Lions Club Leerdam, NL
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| Association of Friends of Modern Glass, NL
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2009 |
Bert van Voorden Fonds and The Lions Club Leerdam, NL
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| Association of Friends of Modern Glass, NL
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| Stichting Stokroos Utrecht, NL |
2012 |
October: Invited artist at the International Glass Symposium Novy Bor, CZ
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| June-July: Pilchuck Glass School ‘Into the Fold’, USA
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2011 |
Pilchuck Glass School ‘Methods of Molten Madness’, USA
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| Gaffer for graduation work Fernanda Guerreiro, PT
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| Gaffer for graduation work Jamie Wilson Goodyear, CA
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| Assistant for Dawson, R. Kelogg, USA
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| Workshop Paul Marioni, USA
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| Teaching assistant glassblowing class with Carlo Pantano, USA
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2010 |
Assistant for Michael Rogers and Robert Wiley, USA
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| Science project Understanding the Origins of Glass guided by Márcia Vilarques, PT
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| Workshop Pâte de verre Teresa Almeida, PT
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| Workshop Azulejos, Portuguese tiles and metal oxides, Pedro Fortuna, PT
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| Workshop Chris Taylor, USA
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2009 |
Demonstration glassblowing at VICARTE for ICOM members, PT
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| Glassblower in De Glasblazerij Leerdam, NL
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| Assistant for Jirí Pacinek and his assistant Adam Chalupa Lindava, CZ
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2008 |
Glass-expedition to Sweden: Orrefors, Afors, Kosta and Transjö
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| International Meeting of Young Glassblowers in Glassworks ‘U Hluboké’, CZ
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2007 |
Demonstration at University Sunderland, Glass and Ceramic department, UK
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| Teaching working with hot glass to graduation students IKA, Mechelen, BE
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| Assistant for Richard Price and Gareth Noel Williams, NL
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2006 |
Glass-education-project with primary school children The Hague, NL
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| 2005
Glass-expedition to Australia and New-Zealand |
2012 |
New University of Lisbon Faculty of Art, PT
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| Having no limitation as limitation
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| New University of Lisbon Research Unit “Glass and Ceramic for the Arts”, PT
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| EXPERIENCE PERCEPTION
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2011 |
Association of Friends of Modern Glass, NL
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| Tara Woudenberg Master of Glass, Art and Science
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| >University of Mãnoa glass and ceramics department, Hawaii
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| Hot Moving Insight
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| Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood USA
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| New University of Lisbon Faculty of Science and Technology, PT
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| Thesis defense EYE INSIGHT
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2010 |
Fernão Mendes Pinto Secondary School Almada, PT
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| I want to work with monkeys, mama
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| The Lions club Leerdam, NL
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| Free astonishment, gentle enrichment and self-reflection
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| Municipality of Leerdam, NL
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| An introduction to impassioned originality |
2012 |
New Glass Review 33, The Corning Museum of Glass, USA
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2011 |
Catalogue ORBITAL 9 Masters of Glass Art and Science 2009 -2011, PT
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| NEUES GLASS/NEW GLASS Jutta-Cuny Franz Memorial Award 2011, DE
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| Catalogue The Bernardine de Neeve-glass prize 2011, NL
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| Global Glass Passing on Knowledge, NL
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| New Glass Review, The Corning Museum of Glass 32, USA
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| FJOEZZZ ‘Experimenting and being astonished – there is life for’, NL
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2010 |
Newspaper Het Kontakt Dieper doordringen in het glas, NL
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| Newspaper AD Rivierenland. NL
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2009 |
FJOEZZZ ‘Tara Woudenberg goes to Portugal’, NL
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2008 |
10 years gallery AdK Temporary Art, NL
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| Catalogue exhibition Skin Deep, NL
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| Glassworks De Oude Horn and the emancipation of glass, NL
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| Gewoon Leerdammer, NL
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2007 |
Actelion Passion for Patients, NL
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| FJOEZZZ ‘Tara Woudenberg creates glass wall’, NL
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| New Guard & young Fellows, ‘The in-between generation of Studio glass artists’, NL
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2005 |
Culturen in Contact II Museum Het Oude Raadhuis, NL |